The vice president of the Medical Association of Antigua and Barbuda has reported treating patients presenting with symptoms linked to dehydration and heat exposure, as health experts caution that high temperatures are expected to persist in the coming months.
According to Antigua Observer, the rise in heat-related cases coincides with warnings from experts about the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, which is driving increasingly extreme weather conditions across the region.
The El Niño weather pattern has been widely identified as a contributing factor to the elevated temperatures currently affecting Antigua and Barbuda, with forecasters anticipating the conditions to intensify further in the months ahead.
Residents are being urged to take precautions as the health risks associated with prolonged heat exposure — including dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke — become a growing concern for local medical professionals.
